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Charging an electric vehicle in Santa Barbara County could be easier than ever in the next few years. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved $4 million on Tuesday to purchase new vehicle charging systems, supporting equipment, and software programs. The county is purchasing these charging stations as...

Now, one month after celebrating the 10th Anniversary Rally4Kids fundraiser, the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is reflecting with deep gratitude on a record-breaking event that raised over $475,000 in support of youth across Santa Barbara County – making it the most successful Rally in the...

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a sedan crashed into a tree early Sunday near the Santa Barbara Bowl, injuring four people. At approximately 12:35 a.m., Santa Barbara police officers and city firefighters were dispatched to the incident near the intersection of North Milpas and...

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – More than Conquerors hosted a Ventura surf session on Saturday. The group serves foster youth and others. "We could not ask for a better day to take these kids surfing we are working with adoptive families, kids in foster care and human trafficing victims as well and so they get to come down ...

A man was rescued by first responders from the ocean off the Santa Barbara County coast after he was apparently fleeing an attacker. First responders were called to the Ellwood Pier in Goleta Saturday afternoon by reports of a man clinging to one of its pilings. He was in waist...

Melodee Buzzard has not been seen since August, authorities said. They say that her mother has been uncooperative with their investigation.

“I was sitting in my friend’s tent and had two big bags of clothes. No car, no money, wondering if this was going to be my life forever. Scared.” That is how my friend Rocky described what was going through his mind when he became homeless at the age of twenty-nine. Rocky’s journey to becoming housed took many turns,...

Santa Barbara County Firefighters rescued a man found clinging to the Ellwood Pier in the ocean on Saturday. At 12:08 p.m., crews responded to a reported ocean rescue as a reporting party stated an adult man was seen in chest-high water clinging to the pier off the Goleta shore. Santa...

"This wasn’t a big production. It was authentic, heartfelt, and so very them," a guest exclusively tells PEOPLE

A man wearing a red gnome hat is painting the door to a new whimsical playhouse in this part of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It’s one of three new nature-inspired Casitas, which won a design competition and are getting set to be unveiled to the public. The gnome?...